Sunday Snapshot: Flying
August 29, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Every photograph has a story. Megan Davis was kind enough to share the story behind this photograph which is part of a series of photos featured in her Flickr portfolio.
I became interested in photography a few years ago when I realized that I didn’t have that many dancing years left and photography would be a way for me to stay connected with the dance world. I went out and bought a fancy digital camera, and when I figured out I had no idea how to shoot it in manual, I enrolled in a few photography courses ...
Sunday Snapshot: Flying
August 29, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Every photograph has a story. Megan Davis was kind enough to share the story behind this photograph which is part of a series of photos featured in her Flickr portfolio.
I became interested in photography a few years ago when I realized that I didn’t have that many dancing years left and photography would be a way for me to stay connected with the dance world. I went out and bought a fancy digital camera, and when I figured out I had no idea how to shoot it in manual, I enrolled in a few photography courses ...
Sunday Snapshot: Flying
August 29, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Every photograph has a story. Megan Davis was kind enough to share the story behind this photograph which is part of a series of photos featured in her Flickr portfolio.
I became interested in photography a few years ago when I realized that I didn’t have that many dancing years left and photography would be a way for me to stay connected with the dance world. I went out and bought a fancy digital camera, and when I figured out I had no idea how to shoot it in manual, I enrolled in a few photography courses ...
Ready, Set, Stop: How To Teach Mind-Body Skills By Not Moving
August 26, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
When teaching children I sometimes need everyone to be still.
Being still, “freezing,” or not moving is a skill. I am sure I have said to a child at some point while teaching, “Stop moving” or “don’t move.” And I am equally certain that a majority of the requests were met with more wiggling. How can we as teachers or parents encourage stillness in another way?
Not moving requires action
When a person “freezes,” he or she is using a great amount of muscle and brain power. I tell my students that they are in ...
Ready, Set, Stop: How To Teach Mind-Body Skills By Not Moving
August 26, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
When teaching children I sometimes need everyone to be still.
Being still, “freezing,” or not moving is a skill. I am sure I have said to a child at some point while teaching, “Stop moving” or “don’t move.” And I am equally certain that a majority of the requests were met with more wiggling. How can we as teachers or parents encourage stillness in another way?
Not moving requires action
When a person “freezes,” he or she is using a great amount of muscle and brain power. I tell my students that they are in ...
Ready, Set, Stop: How To Teach Mind-Body Skills By Not Moving
August 26, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
When teaching children I sometimes need everyone to be still.
Being still, “freezing,” or not moving is a skill. I am sure I have said to a child at some point while teaching, “Stop moving” or “don’t move.” And I am equally certain that a majority of the requests were met with more wiggling. How can we as teachers or parents encourage stillness in another way?
Not moving requires action
When a person “freezes,” he or she is using a great amount of muscle and brain power. I tell my students that they are in ...
Why Does My Dance Teacher Make Me Go Slowly?
August 25, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Do you ever feel like your teacher is making you practice things painfully slow?
Maybe you are a dance student who just loves to move at a fast pace and find it difficult to slow down. Perhaps you are eager to try the more advanced or faster version and don’t like it when your dance instructor holds you back.
Possibly it annoys you. You wonder what’s wrong with you or what’s wrong with your teacher that you have to work through things so slowly. Maybe you even begin to think he or she is just being mean or controlling. Perhaps you want ...
Why Does My Dance Teacher Make Me Go Slowly?
August 25, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Do you ever feel like your teacher is making you practice things painfully slow?
Maybe you are a dance student who just loves to move at a fast pace and find it difficult to slow down. Perhaps you are eager to try the more advanced or faster version and don’t like it when your dance instructor holds you back.
Possibly it annoys you. You wonder what’s wrong with you or what’s wrong with your teacher that you have to work through things so slowly. Maybe you even begin to think he or she is just being mean or controlling. Perhaps you want ...
Why Does My Dance Teacher Make Me Go Slowly?
August 25, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Do you ever feel like your teacher is making you practice things painfully slow?
Maybe you are a dance student who just loves to move at a fast pace and find it difficult to slow down. Perhaps you are eager to try the more advanced or faster version and don’t like it when your dance instructor holds you back.
Possibly it annoys you. You wonder what’s wrong with you or what’s wrong with your teacher that you have to work through things so slowly. Maybe you even begin to think he or she is just being mean or controlling. Perhaps you want ...
Summing Up The Summit
August 23, 2010 · Posted by Dance Advantage ·
Three days goes by really fast.
Spend three days at a conference for dance teachers (like I did in early August at the Dance Teacher Summit in NYC) and you just might feel as though a tornado spat you out on the doorstep upon your return home. In fact, I can sympathize with poor Dorothy. Having been whisked off to a colorful place filled with compelling characters, I woke up a little woozy, too… and you were there, and you were there, and you… And also like Dorothy, I found myself back at home with very little physical evidence that I ...
